Concrete structure.



L. G. HAASE.

CUNGRETE STRUGTUB Fl.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. n, ma,

1,087,866, Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

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INVE NT D R leo aas UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

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Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

"f fili 51 5.2. i. To all toko-nut mai/.,.concc'rm 13e it known that I,-Lno G. HAASE, a citi- ,the liiited States, residing at Pasaful linprovenients AConcrete Structures,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements i inhconcrete structures and the principal objectA is to provide an indestructible and `v`easily Kasseinbledf'concrete meter box especially vadapted forwate'r service.

, It is also. an object 'to provide a concrete l'box structuie which is formed of pipe receiving portions having thin wallsr at these points adapted to, be broken away to 'a i greater or lessdegree in order to Vaccommodate and lit :over piping at different levels.

It is also anwobject of the invention to provide a concretev` meter box adapted to be {insertedin'the Yground and having a cover with beveled edges,,whereby the same may be removedwithout disturbing the ground adjacent thereto.'

It is also an object to provide a cover with a hand hole t'hijqugh which the meter may be read which cannot be pried out of position but must be lifted with a special tool and which will not be rolled out.

It is a. further object of the invention to provide a meter box which may be built up of a plurality of sections and may have a concrete bottom or not as desired, the sections having rabbeted edges so that water will be shed away from the box.

In the drawings accompanying this specification andformingtherewith the applicationfor Letters Patent: Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the meter box showing a water meter in elevationI therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box as in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse detail section of the box showing a plurality of sections and a bottom section formed with a concrete bottom.

The structure forming the subject matter of this invention is especially adapted for use in connection with water or other meters that are set in the ground and such as are commonly employed in house service connections in large cities, and heretofore the boxes commonly used have either been of wood which decays, or iron which sweats and rusts, with the consequent deterioration and obliteration of the metal parts by incrusting coats upon the glass dials and.

' corrosion of the metal parts.

In carrying out the novel features of the invention a suitable pit is dug in the grouad, as clearly shown in Fig. 1., in which the pipe connection 5 leadin from the main is shown extending in iorizontal directionl to which is connected a meter 6, the pipe connection 7 from the meter extending in wardly to be attached to ixtures within a residence or dwelling served by the cennections, and surrounding the meter and the valve means S are shown the concrete section's9 preferably rectangular in form and having the end walls 10 recessed centrally of their edges as shown at 11 to a height about one-half` of the total height of the section, the wall intermediate of the recesses being cut away below the point 12' to eocoinmodate the normal position of the service pipe, the upper portion of this intermediate wall designated 111 being of such thinness that it is readily broken out to accommodate and make an opening Where the pipes are located at a higher level above the floor 15 of the pit. The upper edge of this section is provided with a rabbeted top edge 16, the approximately vertically dis-l posed portion 17 of the rabbet being slanted downwardly and outwardly so that Water coming in contact therewith will have a tendency to be shed outside ofthe walls. lll/There` the pipe connections are ofsuch depth that one section is not sufficient other sections 18 consisting of simple rectangular sections having rabbeted upper and lower edges, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, may ybe provided.

The top plate 20 is preferably formed as shown with a. rabbeted lower edge, the outer portions of rthis rabbet extending beyond the outer edges of the wall of the section 9 or 18, and preferably inclined from this point outwardly and upwardlyso that a grass lawn or a concrete pavement adjoin-4 ing this latter will not interfere with its re'- riioval and will not be chipped upon the removal of the top cover. provided with a central opening to provide for the insertion lof a .hand hole cover 21, this edge being also rabbeted, the lower inner portion being practically vertical, while the portion forming the upper portion Yof the rabbet is preferably inclined at a greater angle as shown at 23, than the angle The cover is also of the edge 'x22 melting it practically impossible to insert tools, ehisels or other objects to pry the ont, since the edges will bind, before the smaller cover can be lifted 5 from its seat. The inclined edges also prevent pebblt'zs or small particles of dirt from preventing a goed closure.

in `order to lift the cover from the position a slot 94 is formed therein preferably rectang il'ir in forni and of narrow width through which a hat hook may be. inserted, the hook portieri engaging on the'lower edge and being supplied to authorized persons whose business requires opening of the meter box, the opening being preferably formed Auch posit in that the meter is directly thereunder and the reading of the saine may "l lrade from this point without rever of the box. ge of the concrete cover 21 of -e cover is apparent in that this i and moisture will not collect edge to drip upon the cone, this dripping water, espeom iron invariably covering plate the meter dial and eenling the reading of the using every time.

upon the lo tained, appar i. nerete meter box, comprising an apertured top, a rectangular section the 'end Walls of which are recessed for a portion of their height, and broken, away below said recesses to form openings therein, the aperture in said top having rabbeted edges and a slotted covertherefor. l

Q. A, concrete, meter box, comprising an apertured top', a plurality of sections having rabbeted edges adapted to be superimposed one upon the other, the lowermost of said sections having recessed" end walls, the recesses extending from thebottom upwardly on both sides of each Wall to leave a wall which is readily broken out to form open ings for the passage of service pipes at different levels, and a slotted cover adapted to tit within said aperture in said top to form a flush surface therewith.

3. A concrete meter box, comprising an apertured top wall havino its outer edges tapered from the upper lface downwardly and inwardly and overlappin the sides and ends of a section adapted to orm a portion of a box, a plurality of sections of similar coniguration adapted to continue the box to a greater or less depth as required, the lowermost of said sections-having recesses in its walls adapted to so thin the walls that the sanie may be readily broken out to permit the passage of service pipes therethrough Without injuring the balance of the section.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 19th day of September, 1913.

LEO G. HAASE.

lVitnesses l MERLE HAMMOND, MARIE BATTEY. 

